Organic light emitting display device and repair method thereof

ABSTRACT

An organic light emitting display device and a method of repairing the device are discussed. According to an embodiment, the device includes a display panel having pixels, each including an OLED in every pixel area defined as scan and data lines intersect with each other and having a repair structure in at least one of horizontal and vertical directions between adjacent pixels by one or more repair lines; a timing controller configured to generate compensation data when a dark spot is generated in one of the plurality of pixels of the display panel, and adjust a magnitude of image data according to the compensation data; and a data driver configured to adjust a magnitude of a data voltage according to the image data adjusted in magnitude, and output the data voltage adjusted in magnitude to the data lines.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(a), this application claims the benefit ofearlier filing date and right of priority to Korean Patent ApplicationNo. 10-2014-0192565, filed on Dec. 29, 2014, the contents of which isincorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting displaydevice, and particularly, to an organic light emitting display devicehaving a pixel repair structure and a pixel repair method thereof.

Discussion of the Related Art

Flat panel displays such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a fieldemission display (FED), a plasma display panel (PDP), and an organiclight emitting display device may replace existing cathode ray tube(CRT) display devices.

Among them, the organic light emitting display device is a self-luminousdevice which uses an organic light emitting diode (OLED), havingadvantages in that it has high luminance and low operational voltagecharacteristics, a fast response speed, and a wide viewing angle.

FIG. 1 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel of a related artorganic light emitting display device.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, in the organic light emitting display device,a plurality of lines GL and DL to which a scan signal and a data voltage(data) are input are formed to intersect with each other, and a pixel P,that is, a single subpixel, is defined in an intersection. The pixel Pincludes an OLED, a switching TFT (ST), a driving TFT (DT), and astorage capacitor C.

The OLED is disposed between the driving TFT (DT) and a base voltagesource (EVSS). In response to the scan signal, the switching TFT (ST)applies the data voltage (data) to a gate electrode of the driving TFT(DT). The driving TFT (DT) applies a current flowing from the drivingvoltage EVDD, that is, a drain-source current, to the OLED according toa voltage applied from the switching TFT (ST). The storage capacitor Cmaintains a voltage applied to the gate electrode of the driving TFT(DT) during 1 frame period of the organic light emitting display device.A plurality of pixels P are arranged in a matrix form in a display panelof the organic light emitting display device.

As organic light emitting display devices are increased in size, aprobability of occurrence of defective pixels in the display panel ofthe organic light emitting display device including the aforementionedpixels P is increased. Also, display panels are discarded due todefective pixels, a production yield of organic light emitting displaydevices is degraded. Thus, the related art organic light emittingdisplay device employs a structure for repairing a defective pixeloccurring in a display panel.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a pixel repair structure of the relatedart organic light emitting display device.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the related art organic light emitting displaydevice employs a pixel repair structure in which anode electrodes ofOLEDs of a first pixel P1 and a second pixel P2 adjacent up and down inthe display panel are connected by using a repair line RL.

In the pixel repair structure, for example, when the driving TFT (DT) ofthe first pixel P1 is defective, a connection between the driving TFT(DT) and the OLED of the first pixel P1 is cut using a laser. Also, ananode electrode of the OLED and one side of the repair line RL arewelded, and the other side of the repair line RL and an anode electrodeof the OLED of the second pixel P2 are welded. Accordingly, the firstpixel P1 is repaired to be operated by the driving TFT (DT) of thesecond pixel P2.

However, in the organic light emitting display device based on therelated art pixel repair structure, the display quality is degraded whena 3D image is displayed. In other words, in a case in which a left eye2D image and a right eye 2D image are output by horizontal lines todisplay a 3D image on the display panel of the organic light emittingdisplay device, pixels displaying the left eye 2D image and pixelsdisplaying the right eye 2D image are simultaneously operated accordingto the related art pixel repair.

Thus, in the related art organic light emitting display device, spotssuch as a bright spot or dark spot are recognized in a 3D image,degrading the display quality of the 3D image.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, an aspect of the detailed description is to provide anorganic light emitting display device capable of enhancing the displayquality of a 3D image by changing a pixel repair structure, and a repairmethod thereof.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purposeof this specification, as embodied and broadly described herein, anorganic light emitting display device includes a display panel, a timingcontroller, and a data driver.

The display panel can include a plurality of pixels including an OLED inevery pixel area defined as a plurality of scan lines and a plurality ofdata lines intersect with each other. A repair structure is formed in atleast one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction by one ormore repair lines between two or more adjacent pixels among theplurality of pixels.

When a dark spot occurs in a pixel of the display panel, the timingcontroller may generate compensation data, and adjust a magnitude ofimage data according to the compensation data and output the same.

The data driver outputs a data voltage to the plurality of data lines ofthe display panel according to the image data adjusted in magnitude.

In the organic light emitting display device according to an embodimentof the present disclosure, by forming a repair structure in a horizontaldirection and vertical direction between one pixel P and another pixel Padjacent in the horizontal direction and vertical direction, even thougha spot such as a dark spot appears due to a defective operation of onepixel P, the pixel having the defective operation may be compensated anddriven by using the other pixel P. Thus, the production yield of theorganic light emitting display device according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure may be enhanced.

Also, in the organic light emitting display device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, by forming the repair structure ina horizontal direction with respect to a subpixel W among the pluralityof subpixels adjacent in a horizontal direction in the display panel andforming a repair structure in a vertical direction with respect to theother subpixels, when a 3D image is displayed on the organic lightemitting display device, the subpixels W having the repair structure inthe horizontal direction display the same 2D image, and thus, a brightspot generated as a left eye image and a right eye image aresimultaneously displayed in a 3D image may be prevented.

Further scope of applicability of the present application will becomemore apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However,it should be understood that the detailed description and specificexamples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, aregiven by way of illustration only, since various changes andmodifications within the scope of the invention will become apparent tothose skilled in the art from the detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles of theinvention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel of a related artorganic light emitting display device.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a pixel repair structure of the relatedart organic light emitting display device.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a configuration of an organic lightemitting display device according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a view schematically illustrating a pixel repair structure ofa display panel illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram having a pixel repair structure with respectto a subpixel R of the display panel illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of the circuitillustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a view schematically illustrating a pixel repair structure ofa display panel according to another embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram of the pixel repair structure of FIG. 7;

FIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views illustrating portions of thecircuit illustrated in FIG. 8.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are views schematically illustrating pixelcompensation driving based on a repair structure formed in a horizontaldirection in a display panel according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are views schematically illustrating pixelcompensation driving based on a repair structure formed in a verticaldirection in a display panel according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

These and other objects of the present application will become morereadily apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter.However, it should be understood that the detailed description andspecific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of theinvention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changesand modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art from this detaileddescription. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughoutthe specification.

Hereinafter, an organic light emitting display device and a repairmethod thereof according to an embodiment of the present disclosure willbe described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a configuration of an organic lightemitting display device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure, and FIG. 4 is a view schematically illustrating a pixelrepair structure of a display panel illustrated in FIG. 3. All thecomponents of the organic light emitting display device according to allthe embodiments of the present disclosure are operatively coupled andconfigured.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, an organic light emitting display device 100may include a display panel 110, a scan driver 120, a data driver 130,and a timing controller 140.

A plurality of scan lines SL and a plurality of data lines DL are formedto intersect with each other, and pixels P may be arranged in a matrixform in intersections in the display panel 110. A power line supplying adriving voltage EVDD and a base voltage EVSS to each pixel P may befurther formed in the display panel.

A single pixel P may include four subpixels SP. For example, a singlepixel P may include subpixel R (SR), subpixel G (SG), subpixel B (SB),and a subpixel W (SW). The four subpixels SR, SG, SB, and SW are notlimited in arrangement order, and R, G, B and W preferably can representred, green, blue and white, respectively.

Meanwhile, in the display panel 110, two pixels adjacent in a horizontaldirection in the display panel 110, that is, a first pixel P1 and asecond pixel P2 connected to the same scan line SL and adjacent side toside may be connected to each other through one or more horizontalrepair line RHL to from a repair structure.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, a subpixel R (SR 1) of the first pixel P1 maybe connected to a subpixel R (SR2) of the second pixel P2 through afirst horizontal repair line RH_1. A subpixel G (SG 1) of the firstpixel P1 may be connected to a subpixel G (SG2) of the second pixel P2through a second horizontal repair line RH_2. A subpixel B (SB 1) and asubpixel W (SW1) of the first pixel P1 may be connected to a subpixel B(SB2) and a subpixel W (SW2) of the second pixel P2 through third andfourth horizontal repair lines RH_3 and RH_4.

In this manner, since the repair structure is formed between two pixelsadjacent in the horizontal direction in the display panel 110, eventhough one of the two pixels does not operate, the inoperable pixel maybe repaired through the other pixel to perform a compensation operation.

Referring back to FIG. 3, the scan driver 120 may generate a pluralityof scan signals according to a scan control signal GCS provided from thetiming controller 140. The scan driver 120 may sequentially output ascan signal to the plurality of scan lines SL of the display panel 110.The scan driver 120 may include a general shift register and a levelshifter.

The data driver 130 may convert video data RGB′ into a data voltageaccording to a data control signal DCS provided from the timingcontroller 140, and output the data voltage to a plurality of data linesDL of the display panel 110.

The timing controller 140 may generate a scan control signal GCS and adata control signal DCS according to timing signals such as a clocksignal and vertical and horizontal synchronization signals provided froman external system (not shown). Also, the timing controller 140 mayconvert an image signal RGB provided from the external system into imagedata RGB′ that may be processed by the display panel 110, and output thesame. The scan control signal GCS may be output to the scan driver 120,and the data control signal DCS may be output together with the imagedata RGB′ to the data driver 130.

The timing controller 140 may include a compensation unit 145. Thecompensation unit 145 may generate compensation data to compensate for ablind spot generated in one of the plurality of pixels P of the displaypanel 110. The compensation data may be reflected in the image dataRGB′, and by adjusting a magnitude of the image data RGB′, the datadriver 130 may adjust a magnitude of a data voltage output to the otherpixel P repairing the pixel P with a blind spot.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram having a pixel repair structure with respectto a subpixel R of the display panel illustrated in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of the circuitillustrated in FIG. 5.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the display panel 110 may have a repairstructure formed between two pixels adjacent in the horizontaldirection, that is, between the subpixel R (SR1) of the first pixel P1and the subpixel R (SR2) of the second pixel P2 adjacent side to side.

The subpixel R (SR1) of the first pixel P1 may include a first switchingTFT (ST1), a first driving TFT (DT1), a first OLED (OLED1), and a firststorage capacitor C1. The subpixel R (SR2) of the second pixel P2 mayinclude a second switching TFT (ST2), a second driving TFT (DT2), asecond OLED (OLED2), and a second storage capacitor C2. The subpixel R(SR1) of the first pixel P1 and the subpixel R (SR2) of the second pixelP2 may be connected to each other through a first horizontal repair lineRH_1 to form a repair structure.

For the purposes of description, hereinafter, the subpixel R (SR1) ofthe first pixel P1 and the subpixel R (SR2) of the second pixel P2 willbe referred to as a subpixel 1R and a subpixel 2R, respectively.

The first switching TFT (ST1) of the subpixel IR (SR1) and the secondswitching TFT (ST2) of the subpixel 2R (SR2) are connected to the samescan line, that is, to the first scan line SL1 and may be operatedaccording to a scan signal applied through the first scan line SL1.

A gate electrode of the first switching TFT (ST1) may be connected tothe first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected to afirst data line DL1, and a source electrode thereof may be connected toa gate electrode of the first driving TFT (DT1).

A gate electrode of the second switching TFT (ST2) may be connected tothe first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected to afifth data line DL5, and a source electrode thereof may be connected toa gate electrode of the second driving TFT (DT2).

The first driving TFT (DT1) may be turned on according to a voltageapplied to the gate electrode and control a magnitude of a currentflowing from the driving voltage EVDD to the first OLED (OLED1)according to a gate-source voltage Vgs. The driving voltage EVDD may beapplied to the drain electrode of the first driving TFT (DT1), and asource electrode thereof may be connected to an anode electrode of thefirst OLED (OLED1).

The second driving TFT (DT1) may be turned on according to a voltageapplied to the gate electrode and control a magnitude of a currentflowing from the driving voltage EVDD to the second OLED (OLED2)according to the gate-source voltage Vgs. The driving voltage EVDD maybe applied to the drain electrode of the second driving TFT (DT2), and asource electrode thereof may be connected to an anode electrode of thesecond OLED (OLED2).

The first storage capacitor C1 and the second storage capacitor C2 mayuniformly maintain the voltage applied to gate electrodes of the firstdriving TFT (DT1) and the second driving TFT (DT2) during 1 frameperiod.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, a first semiconductor layer 102 a and a secondsemiconductor layer semiconductor layer 102 b may be formed on asubstrate 101. The first semiconductor layer 102 a and the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b may be spaced apart from one another from eachother by a predetermined interval, for example, by a predeterminednumber of data lines DL. The semiconductor layer 102 a and the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b may be formed on the same layer through thesame process. The first semiconductor layer 102 a and the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b may each include a channel region formed ofpure polysilicon and a source/drain region doped with an impurity.

A gate insulating layer 106 may be formed on the first semiconductorlayer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b. On the gateinsulating layer 106, a first gate electrode 103 a corresponding to thechannel region of the first semiconductor layer 102 a and a second gateelectrode 103 b corresponding to the channel region of the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b are formed.

An interlayer insulating layer 107 may be formed on the first gateelectrode 103 a and the second gate electrode 103 b. A contact holeexposing the source/drain region of each of the first semiconductorlayer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b may be formed inthe interlayer insulating layer 107 and the gate insulating layer 106.

A first source electrode 105 a and a first drain electrode 104 aconnected to the source/drain region of the first semiconductor layer102 a may be formed on the interlayer insulating layer 107. Also, asecond source electrode 105 b and a second drain electrode 104 bconnected to the source/drain region of the second semiconductor layer102 b may be formed through the same process. Here, the first sourceelectrode 105 a and the second source electrode 105 b may face eachother.

In this manner the first driving TFT DT1 of the subpixel 1R (SR1)including the first semiconductor layer 102 a, the first gate electrode103 a, the first source electrode 105 a, and the first drain electrode104 a may be formed. Also, the second driving TFT (DT2) of the subpixel2R (SR2) including the second semiconductor layer 102 b, the second gateelectrode 103 b, the second source electrode 105 b, and the second drainelectrode 104 b may be formed.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the first OLED (OLED1) may be connectedbetween the first driving TFT (DT1) and the base voltage EVSS. An anodeelectrode of the first OLED (OLED1) may be connected to the sourceelectrode of the first driving TFT (DT1) and the base voltage EVSS maybe applied to a cathode of the first OLED (OLED1).

The second OLED (OLED2) may be connected between the second driving TFT(DT2) and the base voltage EVSS. An anode electrode of the second OLED(OLED2) may be connected to the source electrode of the second drivingTFT (DT2) and the base voltage EVSS may be applied to a cathode of thesecond OLED (OLED2).

The first OLED (OLED1) may be connected to the second driving TFT (DT2)or the second OLED (OLED2) through a first horizontal repair line RH_1.Here, the first horizontal repair line RH_1 may be a line formed as theanode electrode of the first OLED (OLED1) or the anode electrode of thesecond OLED (OLED2) extends. However, the first horizontal repair lineRH_1 may be an additional line formed of a metal.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, a protective layer 108 may be formed on thefirst driving TFT (DT1) and the second driving TFT (DT2). Contact holesexposing the first source electrode 105 a of the first driving TFT (DT1)and the second source electrode 105 b of the second driving TFT (DT2)may be formed in the protective layer 108.

A first anode electrode 111 a connected to the first source electrode105 a of the first driving TFT (DT1) through the contact hole may beformed on the protective layer 108. One end of the first anode electrode111 a may extend to overlap the second source electrode 105 b of thesecond driving TFT (DT2) to form a first horizontal repair line RH_1.The first horizontal repair line RH_1 may be integrally formed with thefirst anode electrode 111 a.

Also, a second anode electrode 111 b connected to the second sourceelectrode 105 b of the second driving TFT (DT2) through the contact holemay be formed on the protective layer 108. The second anode electrode111 b may be formed to be separated from the first anode electrode 111a.

A bank layer 117 may be formed on the first anode electrode 111 a andthe second anode electrode 111 b. The bank layer 117 may expose aportion of the first anode electrode 111 a and a portion of the secondanode electrode 111 b. The regions exposed by the bank layer 117 may beemission regions.

Organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed on the bank layer117. The organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed to coverthe bank layer 117 on the entire surface of the substrate 101. Cathodeelectrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed on the organic emission layers113 a and 113 b. The cathode electrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed tocover the organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b on the entire surfaceof the substrate 101.

In this manner, the first OLED (OLED1) of the subpixel IR (SR1)including the first anode electrode 111 a, the organic emission layer113 a, and the cathode electrode 115 a may be formed on the firstdriving TFT (DT1). Also, the second OLED (OLED2) of the subpixel 2R SR2including the second anode electrode 111 b, the organic emission layer113 b, and the cathode electrode 115 b may be formed on the seconddriving TFT (DT2).

In FIG. 6, a case in which the organic emission layers 113 a and 113 band the cathode electrodes 115 a and 115 b are formed on the entiresurface of the substrate 101 is illustrated as an example. However, thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto and the organic emissionlayers 113 a and 113 b and the cathode electrodes 115 a and 115 b may beseparately formed to correspond to the anode electrodes thereof, thatis, the first anode electrode 111 a and the second anode electrode 111b, respectively.

As described above, in the display panel 110 of the present exemplaryembodiment, the first horizontal repair line RH_1 may be integrallyformed at the end of the first anode electrode 111 a of the first OLED(OLED1) provided in the subpixel 1R (SR1). Also, the first horizontalrepair line RH_1 extends to overlap the second source electrode 105 b ofthe second driving TFT (DT2) of the subpixel 2R (SR2), forming ahorizontal repair structure between the subpixel 1R SR1 and the subpixel2R (SR2).

Thus, even though the first driving TFT (DT1) of the subpixel 1R (SR1)is defective in operation, the second driving TFT (DT2) and the firstOLED (OLED1) may be connected through the first horizontal repair lineRH_1. Through this connection, the first OLED (OLED1) may be operated bythe second driving TFT (DT2), and accordingly, the subpixel IR (SR1) maybe prevented from having a dark spot due to a defective operation of thefirst driving TFT (DT1).

In other words, when the first driving TFT (DT1) of the subpixel 1R(SR1) is defective in operation, a connection portion A between thefirst driving TFT (DT1) and the first OLED (OLED1) may be cut by using alaser. Here, a portion in which the first source electrode 105 a of thefirst driving TFT (DT1) and the first anode electrode 111 a of the firstOLED (OLED1) are connected may be cut by using a laser.

Also, the first horizontal repair line RH_1 and the second source 105 ofthe second driving TFT (DT2) may be welded by using a laser.Accordingly, a repair hole B may be formed between the first horizontalrepair line RH_1 and the second source electrode 105 b and may be filledwith a conductive material, for example, a transparent conductivematerial forming the first horizontal repair line RH_1, so that thefirst horizontal repair line RH_1 and the second source electrode 105 bmay be electrically connected.

In this manner, since a repair process connecting the subpixel 1R (SR1)and the subpixel 2R (SR2) is performed by using the first horizontalrepair line RH_1, even though the first driving TFT (DT1) is defectivein operation, the subpixel 1R (SR1) may be operated by the seconddriving TFT (DT2) of the subpixel 2R (SR2).

Here, the second driving TFT (DT2) requires a driving current greaterthan that for driving only the second OLED (OLED2), and thus, the timingcontroller 140 may adjust a magnitude of image data RGB′ according tocompensation data generated by the compensation unit 145 and output thesame. Also, the data driver 130 may adjust a magnitude of the datavoltage applied to the subpixel 2R (SR2), that is, a magnitude of thedata voltage applied to the fifth data line DL5, according to the imagedata RGB′ adjusted in magnitude and output the same.

Meanwhile, the other subpixels, that is, the subpixel G (SG1), thesubpixel B (SB1) and the subpixel W (SW1) may also be connected tocorresponding subpixels of the second pixel P through a horizontalrepair line RHL to form a repair structure.

In other words, the subpixel G (SG1) of the first pixel P1 may form arepair structure with the subpixel G (SG2) of the second pixel P2through a second horizontal repair line RH_2, the subpixel B (SB1) ofthe first pixel P1 may form a repair structure with the subpixel B (SB2)of the second pixel P2 through a third horizontal repair line RH_3, andthe subpixel W (SW1) of the first pixel P1 may form a repair structurewith the subpixel W (SW2) of the second pixel P2 through a fourthhorizontal repair line RH_4. Here, each of the horizontal repair linesmay be lines formed as the ends of the anode electrodes of the OLEDsprovided in the subpixels of the first pixel P1

As described above, in the organic light emitting display device 100according to the present embodiment, the horizontal directional repairstructure is formed by connecting all the subpixels of the two pixels P1and P2 adjacent in the horizontal direction in the display panel 110 ina corresponding manner through the horizontal repair lines RHL. Thus,even though a dark spot is generated in any one of the two pixels P1 andP2 due to a defective operation, the pixel including the defectiveoperation may be compensated by using the other pixel forming the repairstructure.

Also, in the organic light emitting display device 100 according to thepresent embodiment, since the repair structure is formed between the twopixels P1 and P2 adjacent side to side in the display panel 110, eventhough a 3D image is displayed on the organic light emitting displaydevice 100, the two pixels P1 and P2 having the repair structuredisplays the same 2D image, for example, the same left eye 2D image orthe same right eye 2D image. Thus, since the left eye image and theright eye image are simultaneously displayed in the 3D image, generationof a bright spot may be prevented.

FIG. 7 is a view schematically illustrating a pixel repair structure ofa display panel according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 7, in the display panel 110 according tothe present embodiment, two pixel repair structures, for example, afirst repair structure and a second repair structure, may be formed.

The first repair structure may be formed by connecting the first pixelP1 and the second pixel P2 which are adjacent in a horizontal direction,that is, which are connected by the same scan line and adjacent in thehorizontal direction, through a single horizontal repair line RHL.

The second repair structure may be formed by connecting the first pixelP1 and the third pixel P3 which are adjacent in an up/down direction,that is, which are connected by the same data line and adjacent in thevertical direction, through one or more vertical repair lines RHL.

In other words, the display panel 110 may include the first pixel P1,the second pixel P2, and the third pixel P3. Each of the pixels mayinclude a subpixel R (SR), a subpixel G (SG), a subpixel B (SB), and asubpixel W (SW). Here, the first pixel P1 and the second pixel P2 areadjacent in the horizontal direction in the display panel 110, and thefirst pixel P1 and the third pixel P3 are adjacent in the verticaldirection in the display panel 110.

The first pixel P1 and the second pixel P2 may form the first repairstructure through one horizontal repair line RHL. One of the subpixel R(SR1), the subpixel G (SG1), the subpixel B (SB1), and the subpixel W(SW1) may be connected to the subpixel R (SR2), the subpixel G (SG2),the subpixel B (SB2), and the subpixel W (SW2) of the second pixel P2 ina corresponding manner to form a repair structure in a horizontaldirection.

Also, the first pixel P1 and the third pixel P3 may form the secondrepair structure through one or more vertical repair lines RVL. Thesubpixel R (SR1) of the first pixel P1 and the subpixel R (SR3) of thethird pixel P3 may be connected through a first vertical repair lineRV_1, the subpixel G (SG1) of the first pixel P1 and the subpixel G(SG30 of the third pixel P3 may be connected through a second verticalrepair line RV_2, the subpixel B (SB1) of the first pixel P1 and thesubpixel B (SB3) of the third pixel P3 may be connected through a thirdvertical repair line RV_3, and the subpixel W (SW1) of the first pixelP1 and the subpixel W (SW3) of the third pixel P3 may be connectedthrough a fourth vertical repair line RV_4. In this manner, all thesubpixels of the first pixel P1 may be connected to the correspondingsubpixels of the third pixel P3 through the plurality of vertical repairlines RVL to form a repair structure in the vertical direction.

That is, in the display panel 110 according to the present disclosure,since the repair structures are formed in the horizontal direction andthe vertical direction with respect to one pixel, for example, the firstpixel P1, when the first pixel P1 is defective in operation, acompensation operation may be performed to repair the first pixel P1through other pixel adjacent thereto, for example, through one of thesecond pixel P2 and the third pixel P3.

FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram of the pixel repair structure of FIG. 7, andFIGS. 9A and 9B are cross-sectional views illustrating portions of thecircuit illustrated in FIG. 8.

For the purposes of description, the first repair structure between thesubpixel W (SW1) of the first pixel P1 and the subpixel W (SW2) of thesecond pixel Pw adjacent thereto in the horizontal direction and thesecond repair structure between the subpixel B (SB1) of the first pixelP1 and the subpixel B (SB3) of the third pixel P3 adjacent thereto inthe vertical direction will be separately described.

Also, the subpixel W (SW1) of the first pixel P1 and the subpixel W(SW2) of the second pixel P2 will be referred to as a first W subpixeland a second W subpixel, respectively, and the subpixel B (SB1) of thefirst pixel P1 and the subpixel B (SB3) of the third pixel P3 will bereferred to as a first B subpixel and a third B subpixel, respectively.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, in the display panel 110 according to thepresent embodiment, the first W subpixel SW1 and the second W subpixelSW2 adjacent in the horizontal direction may form a repair structurethrough a horizontal repair line RHL.

The first W subpixel (SW1) may include a first switching TFT (ST_W1), afirst driving TFT (DT_W1), a first OLED (OLED_W1), and a first storagecapacitor C_W1, and the second W subpixel SW2 may include a secondswitching TFT (ST_W2), a second driving TFT (DT_W2), a second OLED(OLED_W2), and a second storage capacitor C_W2. The first W subpixel SW1and the second W subpixel SW2 may be connected through the horizontalrepair line RHL to form a repair structure.

A gate electrode of the first switching TFT (ST_W1) may be connected toa first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected to afourth data line DL4, and a source electrode thereof may be connected toa gate electrode of the first driving TFT (DT_W1).

A gate electrode of the second switching TFT (ST_W2) may be connected tothe first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected toan eighth data line DL8, and a source electrode thereof may be connectedto a gate electrode of the second driving TFT (DT_W2).

The first driving TFT (DT_W1) and the second driving TFT (DT_W2) may beturned on according to a voltage applied to the gate electrode thereof,and may control a magnitude of a current flowing from a driving voltageEVDD to the first OLED (OLED_W1) and the second OLED (OLED_W2) accordingto a gate-source voltage Vgs.

The driving voltage EVDD may be applied to a drain electrode of thefirst driving TFT (DT_W1), and a source electrode thereof may beconnected to an anode electrode of the first OLED (OLED_W1). The drivingvoltage EVDD is applied to a drain electrode of the second driving TFT(DT_W2), and a source electrode thereof may be connected to an anodeelectrode of the second OLED (OLED_W2).

The first storage capacitor C_W1 and the second storage capacitor C_W2may uniformly maintain a voltage applied to the gate electrodes of thefirst driving TFT (DT_W1) and the second driving TFT (DT_W2) during 1frame period.

As illustrated in FIG. 9A, a first semiconductor layer 102 a and asecond semiconductor layer 102 b may be formed on the substrate 101. Thefirst semiconductor layer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 bmay be spaced apart from one another from each other by a predeterminedinterval, for example, by a predetermined number of data lines DL. Thesemiconductor layer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b maybe formed on the same layer through the same process and may eachinclude a channel region and a source/drain region doped.

A gate insulating layer 106 may be formed on the first semiconductorlayer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b. On the gateinsulating layer 106, a first gate electrode 103 a corresponding to thechannel region of the first semiconductor layer 102 a and a second gateelectrode 103 b corresponding to the channel region of the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b are formed.

An interlayer insulating layer 107 may be formed on the first gateelectrode 103 a and the second gate electrode 103 b. A contact hole (notshown) exposing the source/drain region of each of the firstsemiconductor layer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b maybe formed in the interlayer insulating layer 107 and the gate insulatinglayer 106.

A first source electrode 105 a and a first drain electrode 104 aconnected to the source/drain region of the first semiconductor layer102 a may be formed on the interlayer insulating layer 107. Also, asecond source electrode 105 b and a second drain electrode 104 bconnected to the source/drain region of the second semiconductor layer102 b may be formed through the same process.

In this manner the first driving TFT (DT_W1) including the firstsemiconductor layer 102 a, the first gate electrode 103 a, the firstsource electrode 105 a, and the first drain electrode 104 a may beformed, and the second driving TFT (DT_W2) including the secondsemiconductor layer 102 b, the second gate electrode 103 b, the secondsource electrode 105 b, and the second drain electrode 104 b may beformed.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the first OLED (OLED_W1) may be connectedbetween the first driving TFT (DT_W1) and a base voltage EVSS. An anodeelectrode of the first OLED (OLED_W1) may be connected to the sourceelectrode of the first driving TFT (DT_W1) and the base voltage EVSS maybe applied to a cathode of the first OLED (OLED_W1).

The second OLED (OLED_W2) may be connected between the second drivingTFT (DT_W2) and the base voltage EVSS. An anode electrode of the secondOLED (OLED_W2) may be connected to the source electrode of the seconddriving TFT (DT_W2) and the base voltage EVSS may be applied to acathode of the second OLED (OLED_W2).

An anode electrode of the first OLED (OLED_W1) may be connected to thesecond source electrode 105 b of the second driving TFT (DT_W2) or theanode electrode of the second OLED (OLED_W2) through the horizontalrepair line RHL.

As illustrated in FIG. 9A, a protective layer 108 may be formed on thefirst driving TFT (DT_W1) and the second driving TFT (DT_W2). Theprotective layer 108 may include a first protective layer 108 a and asecond protective layer 108 b in a dual-layer structure.

A horizontal repair line RHL may be formed on the first protective layer108 a. One side of the horizontal repair line RHL may overlap the firstsource electrode 105 a of the first driving TFT (DT_W1) on the firstprotective layer 108 a, and the other side of the horizontal repair lineRHL may overlap the second source electrode 105 b of the second drivingTFT (DT_W2) on the first protective layer 108 a. The horizontal repairline RHL may be formed of the same transparent material as the anodeelectrodes 111 a and 111 b of the first OLED (OLED_W1) and the secondOLED (OLED_W2), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the horizontal repair line RHL may be formed on the samelayer as the anode electrodes of the first OLED (OLED_W1) and the secondOLED (OLED_W2). For example, the horizontal repair line RHL may beformed to overlap the first source electrode 105 a of the first drivingTFT (DT_W1) and the second source electrode 105 b of the second drivingTFT (DT_W2) between the anode electrode 111 a of the first OLED(OLED_W1) and the second OLED (OLED_W2).

A second protective layer 108 b may be formed on the horizontal repairline RHL. Also, a contact hole exposing the first source electrode 105 aof the first driving TFT (DT_W1) and the second source electrode 105 bof the second driving TFT (DT_W2) may be formed on the first protectivelayer 108 a and the second protective layer 108 b.

The first anode 111 a connected to the first source electrode 105 a ofthe first driving TFT (DT_W1) through the contact hole and the secondanode electrode 111 b connected to the second source electrode 105 b ofthe second driving TFT (DT_W2) through the contact hole may be formed onthe second protective layer 108 b.

A bank layer 117 may be formed on the first anode electrode 111 a andthe second anode electrode 111 b. The bank layer 117 may expose aportion of the first anode electrode 111 a and a portion of the secondanode electrode 111 b.

Organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed on the bank layer117. The organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed to coverthe bank layer 117 on the entire surface of the substrate 101. Cathodeelectrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed on the organic emission layers113 a and 113 b. The cathode electrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed tocover the organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b on the entire surfaceof the substrate 101.

In this manner, the first OLED (OLED_W1) including the first anodeelectrode 111 a, the organic emission layer 113 a, and the cathodeelectrode 115 a may be formed on the first driving TFT (DT_W1). Also,the second OLED (OLED_W2) including the second anode electrode 111 b,the organic emission layer 113 b, and the cathode electrode 115 b may beformed on the second driving TFT (DT_W2).

As described above, in the display panel 110 of the present embodiment,a repair structure may be formed between the first W subpixel SW1 andthe second W subpixel SW2 by forming the horizontal repair line RHL onthe first protective layer 108 to overlap the first source electrode 105a of the first driving TFT (DT_W1) and the second source electrode 105Bof the second driving TFT (DT_W2).

Thus, even though the first driving TFT (DT_W1) is defective inoperation, the second driving TFT (DT_W2) and the first OLED (OLED_W1)may be connected through the horizontal repair line RHL. Through thisconnection, the first OLED (OLED_W1) may be operated by the seconddriving TFT (DT_W2), and accordingly, the first W subpixel SW1 may beprevented from having a dark spot due to a defective operation of thefirst driving TFT (DT_W1).

In other words, when the first driving TFT (DT_W1) of the first Wsubpixel SW1 is defective in operation, a connection portion A betweenthe first driving TFT (DT_W1) and the first OLED (OLED_W1) may be cut byusing a laser.

Also, the first anode electrode 111 a of the first OLED (OLED_W1) andthe horizontal repair line RHL may be welded by using a laser, and thesecond source electrode 105 b of the second driving TFT (DT_W2) and thehorizontal repair line RHL may be welded by using a laser. Accordingly,repair holes B1 and B2 may be formed between the first anode electrode111 a and the horizontal repair line RHL and between the second sourceelectrode 105 b and the horizontal repair line RHL and filled with aconductive material, so that the first anode electrode 111 a, thehorizontal repair line RHL, and the second source electrode 105 b may beconnected to each other.

In this manner, since the repair process is performed between the firstW subpixel SW1 and the second W subpixel SW2 by using the horizontalrepair line RHL, even though the first driving TFT (DT_W1) is defectivein operation, the first W subpixel SW1 may be operated by the seconddriving TFT (DT_W2).

Here, the second driving TFT (DT_W2) requires a driving current greaterthan that for driving only the second OLED (OLED_W2), and thus, thetiming controller 140 may adjust a magnitude of image data RGB′according to compensation data generated by the compensation unit 145and output the same. Also, the data driver 130 may adjust a magnitude ofthe data voltage applied to the second W subpixel SW2, that is, amagnitude of the data voltage applied to the eighth data line DL8,according to the image data RGB′ adjusted in magnitude and output thesame.

As described above, in the display panel 110 of the present embodiment,the repair structure may be formed by connecting one of all thesubpixels of the pixel P1 and one of all of the subpixels of the pixelP2 adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction in a correspondingmanner. Thus, even though a dark spot occurs due to a defectiveoperation in one of two subpixels, for example, the first W subpixel SW1and the second W subpixel SW2, connected through the horizontal repairline RHL, the subpixel including the defective operation may becompensated by using the other subpixel.

Meanwhile, a single horizontal repair line RHL is formed between twopixels P1 and P2 adjacent in the horizontal direction of the displaypanel. Thus, one of the plurality of subpixels of the pixel P1 and oneof the plurality of subpixels of the pixel P2 may be connected to eachother through the horizontal repair line PHL to form a repair structure.

As illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the display panel 110 of the presentdisclosure, the subpixel W SW1 of the first pixel and the subpixel W SW2of the second pixel P2 are connected through the horizontal repair lineRHL to form the repair structure in the horizontal direction. Thus, whena 3D image is displayed on the organic light emitting display device 100according to the present embodiment, since the subpixel W SW1 of thefirst pixel P1 and the subpixel W SW2 of the second pixel P2 having therepair structure formed in the horizontal direction display the same 2Dimage, a bright spot generated as a left eye image and a right eye imageare simultaneously displayed in a 3D image may be prevented.

Referring back to FIG. 8, in the display panel 110 according to thepresent embodiment, a repair structure may be formed between a first Bsubpixel SB1 and a third B subpixel SB3 adjacent in the verticaldirection, that is, in the up/down direction, through a plurality ofvertical repair lines RVL.

The first B subpixel SB1 may include a first switching TFT (ST_B1), afirst driving TFT (DT_B1), a first OLED (OLED_B1), and a first storagecapacitor C_B1, and the third B subpixel SB3 may include a thirdswitching TFT (ST_B3), a third driving TFT (DT_B3), a third OLED(OLED_B3), and a third storage capacitor C_B3. The first B subpixel SB1and the third B subpixel SB3 may be connected through a third verticalrepair line RV_3, among a plurality of vertical repair lines RVL, toform a second repair structure.

A gate electrode of the first switching TFT (ST_B1) may be connected toa first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected to afourth data line DL4, and a source electrode thereof may be connected toa gate electrode of the first driving TFT (DT_B1).

A gate electrode of the third switching TFT (ST_B3) may be connected tothe first scan line SL1, a drain electrode thereof may be connected toan eighth data line DL8, and a source electrode thereof may be connectedto a gate electrode of the third driving TFT (DT_B3).

The first driving TFT (DT_B1) and the third driving TFT (DT_B3) may beturned on according to a voltage applied to the gate electrode thereof,and may control a magnitude of a current flowing from a driving voltageEVDD to the first OLED (OLED_B1) and the third OLED (OLED_B3) accordingto a gate-source voltage Vgs.

The first storage capacitor C_B1 and the third storage capacitor C_B3may uniformly maintain a voltage applied to the gate electrodes of thefirst driving TFT (DT_B1) and the third driving TFT (DT_B3) during 1frame period.

The first OLED (OLED_B1) may be connected between the first driving TFT(DT_B1) and the base voltage EVSS. An anode electrode of the first OLED(OLED_B1) may be connected to a source electrode of the first drivingTFT (DT_B1) and the base voltage EVSS may be applied to a cathodeelectrode thereof.

The third OLED (OLED_B3) may be connected between the third driving TFT(DT_B3) and the base voltage EVSS. An anode electrode of the third OLED(OLED_B3) may be connected to a source electrode of the third drivingTFT (DT_B3) and the base voltage EVSS may be applied to a cathodeelectrode thereof.

The anode electrode of the first OLED (OLED_B1) may be connected to athird source electrode 105 b of the third driving TFT (DT_B3) or to theanode electrode of the third OLED (OLED_B3) through a third verticalrepair line RV_3. Here, the third vertical repair line RV_3 may be aline formed as the anode electrode of the first OLED (OLED_B1) or theanode electrode of the third OLED OLED_B3 extends.

As illustrated in FIG. 9B, a first semiconductor layer 102 a and a thirdsemiconductor layer 102 b may be formed on the substrate 101. The firstsemiconductor layer 102 a and the third semiconductor layer 102 b may bespaced apart from one another from each other by a predeterminedinterval, for example, by a pair of scan lines SL. The firstsemiconductor layer 102 a and the third semiconductor layer 102 b may beformed on the same layer through the same process and may each include achannel region and a source/drain region.

A gate insulating layer 106 may be formed on the first semiconductorlayer 102 a and the third semiconductor layer 102 b. On the gateinsulating layer 106, a first gate electrode 103 a corresponding to thechannel region of the first semiconductor layer 102 a and a third gateelectrode 103 b corresponding to the channel region of the thirdsemiconductor layer 102 b are formed.

An interlayer insulating layer 107 may be formed on the first gateelectrode 103 a and the second gate electrode 103 b. A contact hole (notshown) exposing the source/drain region of each of the firstsemiconductor layer 102 a and the second semiconductor layer 102 b maybe formed in the interlayer insulating layer 107 and the gate insulatinglayer 106.

A first source electrode 105 a and a first drain electrode 104 aconnected to the source/drain region of the first semiconductor layer102 a may be formed on the interlayer insulating layer 107. Also, athird source electrode 105 b and a third drain electrode 104 b connectedto the source/drain region of the third semiconductor layer 102 b may beformed through the same process.

In this manner the first driving TFT (DT_B1) including the firstsemiconductor layer 102 a, the first gate electrode 103 a, the firstsource electrode 105 a, and the first drain electrode 104 a may beformed on the substrate 101. Also, the third driving TFT (DT_B3)including the third semiconductor layer 102 b, the third gate electrode103 b, the third source electrode 105 b, and the third drain electrode104 b may be formed on the substrate 101.

A protective layer 108 may be formed on the first driving TFT (DT_B1)and the third driving TFT (DT_B2). Contact holes exposing the firstsource electrode 105 a of the first driving TFT (DT_B1) and the thirdsource electrode 105 b of the third driving TFT (DT_B3) may be formed inthe protective layer 108.

A first anode electrode 111 a connected to the first source electrode105 a of the first driving TFT (DT_B1) and a second anode electrode 111b connected to the third source electrode 105 b of the third driving TFT(DT_B3) through the contact holes may be formed on the protective layer108. One end of the first anode electrode 111 a may extend to overlapthe third source electrode 105 b of the third driving TFT (DT_B3) toform a third horizontal repair line RV_3.

A bank layer 117 may be formed on the first anode electrode 111 a andthe second anode electrode 111 b. The bank layer 117 may expose aportion of the first anode electrode 111 a and a portion of the secondanode electrode 111 b. The regions exposed by the bank layer 117 may beemission regions.

Organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed on the bank layer117. The organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b may be formed to coverthe bank layer 117 on the entire surface of the substrate 101. Cathodeelectrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed on the organic emission layers113 a and 113 b. The cathode electrodes 115 a and 115 b may be formed tocover the organic emission layers 113 a and 113 b on the entire surfaceof the substrate 101.

In this manner, the first OLED (OLED_B1) including the first anodeelectrode 111 a, the organic emission layer 113 a, and the cathodeelectrode 115 a may be formed on the first driving TFT (DT_B1). Also,the third OLED (OLED_B3) including the second anode electrode 111 b, theorganic emission layer 113 b, and the cathode electrode 115 b may beformed on the third driving TFT (DT_B3).

As described above, in the display panel 110 of the present exemplaryembodiment, the third vertical repair line RV_3 are integrally formed atthe end of the first anode electrode 111 a of the first OLED (OLED_B1)provided in the subpixel 1B (SB1), and extends to overlap the thirdsource electrode 105 b of the third driving TFT (DT_B3), forming asecond repair structure between the subpixel 1B (SB1) and the subpixel3B (SB3).

Thus, even though the first driving TFT (DT_B1) is defective inoperation, the third driving TFT (DT_B3) and the first OLED (OLED_B1)may be connected through the third vertical repair line RV_3. Throughthis connection, the first OLED (OLED_B1) may be operated by the thirddriving TFT (DT_B3), and thus, the subpixel 1B (SB1) is prevented fromhaving a dark spot due to a defective operation of the first driving TFT(DT_B1).

In other words, in a case in which the first driving TFT (DT_B1) of thesubpixel 1B (SB1) is defective in operation, a portion A in which thefirst driving TFT (DT_B1) and the first OLED (OLED_B1) are connected maybe cut.

And then, the third vertical repair line RV_3 formed at the end of thefirst anode electrode 111 a and the third source electrode 105 b of thethird driving TFT (DT_B3) may be welded by using a laser. Accordingly, arepair hole B is formed between the third vertical repair line RV_3 andthe third source electrode 105 and filled with a conductive material toconnect the first anode electrode 111 a and the third source electrode105 b.

In this manner, by performing the repair process between the subpixel 1B(SB1) and the subpixel 3B (SB3) by using the third vertical repair lineRV_3, even though the first driving TFT (DT_B1) is defective inoperation, the subpixel 1B (SB1) may be operated by the third drivingTFT (DT_B3).

Here, the third driving TFT (DT_B3) requires a driving current greaterthan that for driving only the third OLED (OLED_B3), and thus, thetiming controller 140 may adjust a magnitude of image data RGB′according to compensation data generated by the compensation unit 145and output the same. Also, the data driver 130 may adjust a magnitude ofthe data voltage applied to the subpixel 3B (SB3), that is, a magnitudeof the data voltage applied to the third data line DL3, according to theimage data RGB′ adjusted in magnitude and output the same.

As described above, in the organic light emitting display device 100according to the present embodiment, a repair structure may be formed byconnecting all the subpixels of the two pixels P1 and P3 adjacent in thevertical direction in the display panel 110 in a corresponding mannerthrough the vertical repair lines RVL. Thus, even though a dark spot isgenerated in any one of the two pixels P1 and P3 due to a defectiveoperation, the pixel including the defective operation may becompensated by using the other pixel forming the repair structure.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 9A, the subpixel 1W (SW1) of the firstpixel P1 forms the first repair structure with the subpixel 2W (SW2) ofthe second pixel P2 through the horizontal repair line RHL.

Thus, the other subpixels including the subpixel 1B (SB1) of the firstpixel P1, that is, subpixel 1R (SR1), the subpixel 1G (SG1), and thesubpixel 1B (SB1), may form a second repair structure with the subpixelsof the third pixel P3 through the vertical repair lines, for example,the first vertical repair line RV_1, the second vertical repair lineRV_2, and the third vertical repair line RV_3, respectively.

Also, one of the subpixel 1R (SR1), the subpixel 1G (SG1), the subpixel1B (SB1), and the subpixel 1W (SW1) may form a first repair structurewith corresponding subpixels of the second pixel P2 through thehorizontal repair lines RHL. Here, the other subpixels of the firstpixel P1 may form a second repair structure with corresponding subpixelsof the third pixel P3 through the vertical repair lines RVL.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are views schematically illustrating pixelcompensation driving based on a repair structure formed in a horizontaldirection in a display panel, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are viewsschematically illustrating pixel compensation driving based on a repairstructure formed in a vertical direction in a display panel.

As illustrated in FIG. 10A, a dark spot DP may appear as a defectiveoperation occurs in the subpixel SP connected to the first scan line SL1and the second data line DL2. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 10B, thesubpixel SP connected to the first scan line SL1 and the third data lineDL3 according to the repair structure based on the horizontal repairline RHL drives the subpixel SP having the dark spot DP, whereby thesubpixel SP having the dark spot DP may be normally operated.

Here, the timing controller 140 of FIG. 3 adjusts a magnitude of theimage data RGB′ according to compensation data generated by thecompensation unit 145, and the data driver 130 may adjust a magnitude ofa data voltage applied to the third data line DL3 according to the imagedata RFB′ adjusted in magnitude and output the same.

As illustrated in FIG. 11A, a subpixel SP connected to the first scanline SL1 and the second data line DL2 is defective in operation and adark spot DP may appear. Thus, as illustrated in FIG. 11B, the subpixelSP connected to the second scan line SL2 and the second data line DL2according to the repair

structure based on the vertical repair line RVL drives the subpixel SPhaving the dark spot DP, whereby the subpixel SP having the dark spot DPmay be normally operated.

Here, the timing controller 140 of FIG. 3 adjusts a magnitude of theimage data RGB′ according to compensation data generated by thecompensation unit 145, and the data driver 130 may adjust a magnitude ofa data voltage applied to the second data line DL2 according to theimage data RFB′ adjusted in magnitude and output the same.

As described above, in the organic light emitting display device 100according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, by forming arepair structure between one pixel P and another pixel P adjacent in thehorizontal direction and vertical direction, even though a dark spotappears due to a defective operation of one pixel P, the pixel havingthe defective operation may be compensated and driven by using the otherpixel P. Thus, production yield of the organic light emitting displaydevice 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may beenhanced.

Also, in the organic light emitting display device 100 according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, by forming the repair structure ina horizontal direction with respect to the subpixel W (SW) among theplurality of subpixels SP of the pixel P adjacent in the display panel110, when a 3D image is displayed on the organic light emitting displaydevice 100, the subpixels W (SW) of the pixels P having the repairstructure in the horizontal direction display the same 2D image, andthus, a bright spot generated as a left eye image and a right eye imageare simultaneously displayed in a 3D image may be prevented.

The foregoing embodiments and advantages are merely exemplary and arenot to be considered as limiting the present disclosure. The presentteachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Thisdescription is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scopeof the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will beapparent to those skilled in the art. The features, structures, methods,and other characteristics of the exemplary embodiments described hereinmay be combined in various ways to obtain additional and/or alternativeexemplary embodiments.

As the present features may be embodied in several forms withoutdeparting from the characteristics thereof, it should also be understoodthat the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of thedetails of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, butrather should be considered broadly within its scope as defined in theappended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fallwithin the metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalents of such metesand bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An organic light emitting display devicecomprising: a display panel configured to include a plurality of pixels,each pixel including an organic light emitting diode (OLED) in everypixel area defined as a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of datalines intersect with each other and having a repair structure in ahorizontal direction by one or more repair lines between two or moreadjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels; a timing controllerconfigured to generate compensation data when a dark spot is generatedin one of the plurality of pixels of the display panel, and adjust amagnitude of image data according to the compensation data; and a datadriver configured to adjust a magnitude of a data voltage according tothe image data adjusted in magnitude, and output the data voltageadjusted in magnitude to the plurality of data lines, wherein the two ormore adjacent pixels include a first pixel and a second pixel adjacentto each other in the horizontal direction, and the first pixel and thesecond pixel each include subpixels R, G, B, and W, wherein the one ormore repair lines include a plurality of horizontal repair linesconnecting the subpixels R, G, B, and W of the first pixel and thesubpixels R, G, B, and W of the second pixel in a corresponding manner,and wherein the plurality of horizontal repair lines extend from an endof an anode electrode of the OLED of a corresponding pixel to overlap asource electrode of a driving thin film transistor (TFT) of ahorizontally adjacent pixel.
 2. The organic light emitting displaydevice of claim 1, wherein the plurality of horizontal repair linescomprise: a first horizontal repair line connecting each of the subpixelR of the first pixel and the second pixel; a second horizontal repairline connecting each of the subpixel G of the first pixel and the secondpixel; a third horizontal repair line connecting each of the subpixel Bof the first pixel and the second pixel; and a fourth horizontal repairline connecting each of the subpixel W of the first pixel and the secondpixel.
 3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1, whereinthe adjacent pixels are the first pixel, the second pixel and a thirdpixel, and the first pixel and the third pixel adjacent to each other inthe vertical direction, and the first pixel, the second pixel, and thethird pixel each include subpixels R, G, B, and W, and the one or morerepair lines comprise: one horizontal repair line connecting one ofsubpixels R, G, B, and W of the first pixel and one of subpixels R, G,B, and W of the second pixel corresponding thereto; and a plurality ofvertical repair lines connecting the subpixels R, G, B, and W of thefirst pixel and the subpixels R, G, B, and W of the third pixel in acorresponding manner, wherein the one horizontal repair line overlaps asource electrode of a driving TFT of the first pixel and a sourceelectrode of a driving TFT of the second pixel below anode electrodes ofthe OLEDs of the first pixel and the second pixel, and wherein theplurality of vertical repair lines extend from the end of the anodeelectrode of the OLED of the first pixel to overlap a source electrodeof the driving TFT of the third pixel.
 4. The organic light emittingdisplay device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of horizontalrepair lines is integral to, formed of a same material and formed on asame layer as the anode electrode of the corresponding OLED.
 5. Theorganic light emitting display device of claim 1, further comprising:first and second protective layers disposed between source electrodesand anode electrodes of the first and second pixels, wherein theplurality of horizontal repair lines are disposed between the first andsecond protective layers.
 6. An organic light emitting display devicecomprising: a display panel configured to include a plurality of pixelseach including an organic light emitting diode (OLED) in every pixelarea defined as a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data linesintersect with each other and having a repair structure in a verticaldirection by one or more repair lines between two or more adjacentpixels among the plurality of pixels; a timing controller configured togenerate compensation data when a dark spot is generated in one of theplurality of pixels of the display panel, and adjust a magnitude ofimage data according to the compensation data; and a data driverconfigured to adjust a magnitude of a data voltage according to theimage data adjusted in magnitude and output the data voltage adjusted inmagnitude to the plurality of data lines, wherein the adjacent pixelsinclude a first pixel and a second pixel adjacent to each other in thevertical direction, and the first pixel and the second pixel eachinclude subpixels R, G, B, and W, and the one or more repair linesinclude a plurality of vertical repair lines connecting the subpixels R,G, B, and W of the first pixel and subpixels R, G, B, and W of thesecond pixel in a corresponding manner, and wherein the plurality ofvertical repair lines extend from an end of an anode electrode of theOLED of a corresponding pixel to overlap a source electrode of a drivingthin film transistor (TFT) of a vertically adjacent pixel.
 7. Theorganic light emitting display device of claim 6, wherein the pluralityof vertical repair lines comprise: a first vertical repair lineconnecting each of the subpixel R of the first pixel and the secondpixel; a second vertical repair line connecting each of the subpixel Gof the first pixel and the second pixel; a third vertical repair lineconnecting each of the subpixel B of the first pixel and the secondpixel; and a fourth vertical repair line connecting each of the subpixelW of the first pixel and the second pixel.
 8. The organic light emittingdisplay device of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of verticalrepair lines is integral to, formed of a same material and formed on asame layer as the anode electrode of the corresponding OLED.
 9. Theorganic light emitting display device of claim 6, further comprising:first and second protective layers disposed between source electrodesand anode electrodes of the first and third pixels, wherein theplurality of vertical repair lines are disposed between the first andsecond protective layers.